Doddabasappa Temple, Dambal
Doddabasappa Temple is one of the major architectural monuments in Gadag district. The temple was built during the period of the Later Chalukyas – the Western or Kalyani Chalukya dynasty. Dambal used be a major center of Buddhism till the 12th century. There is Buddhist temple in Dambal that has an inscription dating back to the 10th century.
The temple's construction is based on the 24-pointed uninterrupted star shaped plan. The material used for the construction for the temple is soapstone. In an 'interrupted' stellar plan, the stellar outline is interrupted by orthogonal (right-angle) projections in the cardinal directions. The Nandi, a vehicle of Lord Shiva, is facing in the east direction. The Doddabasappa temple represents the mature development of the Chalukyan art which originated from basic Dravidian architecture of South India. A star shape is obtained by rotating a square about its center. The star points form equidistant projections. The angles and re-entrant angles thus formed make the perimeter of the outerwall of the shrine. The upper tiers of the seven-tiered superstructure look like cogged wheels with 48 dents. The pillars in this temple are finely chiseled and complicated but lack the elegance of those at the Kasivisvesvara Temple in Lakkundi.
Depending on the dedication of the temple, either Vishnu or Shiva would occupy the central position in this arrangement. The entrance to the sanctum is elaborately decorated on either side with designs that are floral containing tiny images of dancers, musicians and even a mithuna couple (Gemini). In the main mandapa (hall) there are three images, one of the five headed Brahma and his vehicle (vahana), the goose, and two images are of Surya, the Sun God. The temple has two doorways each with a porch, one facing south and the other facing east.
The Basappa temple has 2 doorways with a structure, one facing south and the different facing east. The east facing door has on either sides, the remains of elegant header decoration, and an open hall type of pillared extension containing a large recumbent image of Nandi (bull) that faces the shrine.
Jappadabavi is an ancient temple well discovered recently. Dambal is a village. The village also has a fort which is in ruined state.
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DODA BASAPPA TEMPLE, DAMBALA
The Doddabasappa Temple (Kannada: ದೊಡ್ಡಬಸಪ್ಪ ದೇವಸ್ಥಾನ ) is a 12th-century Western Chalukyan architectural innovation in Dambal, Karnataka state, India. Dambal is about 20 km (12 mi) southeast of Gadag city and 24 km (15 mi) southwest of Ittagi in Koppal district.[1] The sanctum contains a Shiva linga, the symbol of the presiding deity, God Shiva. The temple interior is a standard construction and consists of a sanctum (cella), a vestibule (antarala) and a main mantapa (also called navaranga or hall). The vestibule connects the sanctum to the mantapa.[2] The Western Chalukya monuments, regional variants of existing dravida (South Indian) temples, defined the Karnata dravida architectural tradition.[3][4]
Dodda Basappa Temple, Dambala
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Lakkundi Temples, Jain Basadi, Muskina Bhaavi#Dambala Thontadarya Mutt, Dodda Basappa temple
Visited in November 2015. These places are in Gadag district .
Temples of Lakkundi | Forgotten Hoysala Capital | Gadag Karnataka 4K
Lakkundi is in Gadag District of Karnataka is a tiny village on the way to Hampi (Hosapete) from Hubballi. Lakkundi 11 km from Gadag in the east. It is 14 km from Dambal and 25 km from Mahadeva Temple (Itagi).
Lakkundi, is full of ruined temples like Mallikarjuna, Virabhadra, Manikeshwara, Nanneshwara, Lakshminarayana, Someshwara, Nilakanteshwara and many more.
Lakkundi is a place of antiquarian interest with as many as 50 temples, 101 stepped wells (called Kalyani or Pushkarni) and 29 inscriptions, spread over the period of the later Chalukyas, Kalachuris, Seuna and the Hoysalas. A great center of Kalyani Chalukyas art, there are several temples of note here. Among them the Kasivisvesvara temple, Lakkundi is the most ornate and elaborately furnished. There is also the Brahma Jinalaya, a Jain temple, the largest and oldest shrine at Lakkundi. There is sculpture gallery (Museum) maintained by the ASI (Archaeological Survey of India).
Lakkundi is well connected by road. It can be reached by coming to Gadag or Koppal. There are KSRTC buses from all over karnataka to Gadag and Koppal. It is 11 km from Gadag and 50 km from Koppal. The nearest Railway station is in Gadag city. Once you get dropped at the Lakkundi bus stand, you can practically cover all the temples and other monuments on foot. Nevertheless, you can hire a local taxi for better convenience. There are more than 15 Hindu and Jain temples in this town which was a prominent city a thousand years back.[Wikipedia]
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Jappadbavi Well, Dambal
Jappadabavi is an ancient temple well discovered recently. Dambal is a village 30km south of Gadag.
Dambal is known for Doddabasappa Temple, an ancient Chalukyan temple and Tontadarya Matha. The village also has a fort which is in ruins.
Sri Saraswathi and Sri Trikuteshwara Temple Gadag
Sri Trikuteshwara temple is in Gadag town, Karnataka, India. The temple is about
50 km from Hubli city. The temple is dedicated to Lord Shiva. Just by the side of this temple there is another temple dedicated to 3 Goddesses -- Saraswathi, Savithri & Gayatri. Trikuteshwara temple was established during 11th and 12th Century C.E. The temple structures are finely and beautifully carved by the sculptor. The idol of Saraswathi and the temple carved during 11th and 12th Century C.E. is really beautiful and every one must see in their life.
DODA BASAPPA TEMPLE, DAMBALA
The Doddabasappa Temple (Kannada: ದೊಡ್ಡಬಸಪ್ಪ ದೇವಸ್ಥಾನ ) is a 12th-century Western Chalukyan architectural innovation in Dambal, Karnataka state, India. Dambal is about 20 km (12 mi) southeast of Gadag city and 24 km (15 mi) southwest of Ittagi in Koppal district.[1] The sanctum contains a Shiva linga, the symbol of the presiding deity, God Shiva. The temple interior is a standard construction and consists of a sanctum (cella), a vestibule (antarala) and a main mantapa (also called navaranga or hall). The vestibule connects the sanctum to the mantapa.[2] The Western Chalukya monuments, regional variants of existing dravida (South Indian) temples, defined the Karnata dravida architectural tradition.[3][4]
Jodu Kalasa Gudi or Twin Tower Temple of Sudi
Sudi is a small town about 12km from Gajendragad. It was an important town during Kalyani Chalukyas reign during 1,000 A.D.
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ಗದಗ ಜಿಲ್ಲೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಮರಳು ಸಮಸ್ಯೆಯಿಂದ ಹಾಗೂ ದುಬಾರಿ ಮರಳುನಿಂದ ಅದೆಷ್ಟೋ ಮನೆಗಳು ಅರ್ಧಕ್ಕೆ ನಿಂತಿವೆ. ಇದನ್ನೆಲ್ಲಾ ಗಮನಿಸಿ ಜಿಲ್ಲಾಧಿಕಾರಿ ಮನೋಜ್ ಜೈನ್ ಹೊಸ ಯೋಜನೆ ಮೂಲಕ ಬಡ ಜನರ ನೆರವಿಗೆ ಧಾವಿಸಿದ್ದಾರೆ. ಅರ್ಹ ಫಲಾನುಭವಿಗಳಿಗೆ ಶೌಚಾಲಯ, ಸರ್ಕಾರದ ಯೋಜನೆಗಳ ಮನೆಗಳ ನಿರ್ಮಾಣಕ್ಕೆ ಉತ್ತಮ ಗುಣಮಟ್ಟದ ಹಾಗೂ ಕಡಿಮೆ ಪ್ರಮಾಣದ ಮರಳು ನೀಡುವ ಯೋಜನೆ ಇದಾಗಿದೆ. ಜಿಲ್ಲಾ ನಿರ್ಮಿತಿ ಕೇಂದ್ರದ ಮೂಲಕ 50 ಕೆ.ಜಿ ಮರಳಿನ ಪ್ಯಾಕೇಟ್ಗಳನ್ನು ತಯಾರಿಸಿ 75 ರೂಪಾಯಿ ಬೆಲೆಗೆ ಅರ್ಹ ಫಲಾನುಭವಿಗಳಿಗೆ ತಲುಪಿಸುವ ಕಾರ್ಯಕ್ಕೆ ಜಿಲ್ಲಾಡಳಿತ ಪ್ರಾಯೋಗಿಕವಾಗಿ ಮುಂದಾಗಿದೆ. ಮನೆ ಹಾಗೂ ಶೌಚಾಲಯ ನಿರ್ಮಾಣಕ್ಕಾಗಿ ಫಲಾನುಭವಿಗಳು ಸಂಬಂಧಿಸಿದ ದಾಖಲೆ ತೆಗೆದುಕೊಂಡು ಬಂದರೆ ಅಂತವರಿಗೆ ಮಾತ್ರ ರಿಯಾಯತಿ ದರದಲ್ಲಿ ಮರಳು ಪ್ಯಾಕೇಟ್ ನೀಡಲಾಗುತ್ತೆ. ದೇಶದಲ್ಲಿ ಇಂತಹ ಪ್ರಯತ್ನ ಇದೇ ಮೊದಲು ಎಂದು ಹೇಳಲಾಗುತ್ತಿದೆ. ಜನರ ಸ್ಪಂದನೆ ಗಮನಿಸಿ ಈ ಯೋಜನೆ ಮುಂದುವರಿಸುವ ಬಗ್ಗ ಜಿಲ್ಲಾಡಳಿತ ಯೋಜನೆ ಹಮ್ಮಿಕೊಂಡಿದೆ.
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Lakkundi – Hoysala Capital | Lakkundi temples are truly a gem
Lakkundi is situated 11 km from Gadag and well connected by bus route. Gadag is the nearest railway head. The village is referred as Lokki-gundi in its inscriptions. It is said to be a maha-agrahara settlement consisting one thousand mahajanas. As per inscriptions, this agrahara was established by Rama of the Ramayana period. The earliest inscription found here is of the Western Chalukya period. This and the other major earlier inscriptions are of Jain order which suggest influence of Jainism in this area during those times.
Lakkundi is a small village in Gadag district of Karnataka. Bombay gazetteer informs that the population of the village was 3263 in 1881. It informs that there were about fifty temples and thirty-five inscriptions.
Kashivishvesvara Temple, Lakkundi
The Kasivisvesvara temple (11th century) at Lakkundi–Shiva shrine (left) and Surya shrine (right)
Shrine wall and superstructure in Kasivisvesvara temple
The Kasivisvesvara temple (Kannada: ಕಾಶಿವಿಶ್ವೇಶ್ವರ ದೇವಸ್ಥಾನ) (also spelt Kashivishveshvara) and sometimes called Kashivishvanatha (Kannada: ಕಾಶಿವಿಶ್ವನಾಥ ದೇವಸ್ಥಾನ) temple is located in Lakkundi, in the (Gadag district) of Karnataka state, India. It is 11 km from Gadag city, 24 km from Dambal and about 50 km from Kuknur.[1]
The centre of cultural and temple-building activity of the Western Chalukya Empire lay in the Tungabhadra river region, where large medieval workshops built numerous monuments.[2] These monuments, regional variants of pre-existing dravida (South Indian) temples, defined the Karnata dravida tradition.[3] Lakkundi in particular was the location of the mature phase of the Western Chalukya architecture,[4] and the Kasivisvesvara temple marks a high point of these achievements. According to Henry Cousens, it is one of the most ornate temples in the Kannada spoken region of India.[5]
MUSAKINA BHANVI - Amazing Step well at Manikesvara Temple Lakkundi, Near Gadag Town
Lakkundi is also noted for its step wells, artistically built with small canopied niches inside the walls of the wells enshrining lingas.
There are numerous ancient wells in Lakkundi, of which the Chateer Bavi, Kanne Bavi and Musukina Bavi are popular for their carvings architectural beauty. Most of the wells are carved with tiny Siva shrines in the form of niches into the walls.
Manikesvara Temple with Stepped Kalyani is one of the Tourist attractions of Lakkundi
At Lakkundi there is a stepped well of the Chalukya period next to the Manikeshwara temple. On 3 sides of the Kalyani there are steps and the approach to the mandapa of the temples forms a bridge on the fourth side
Manikesvara Temple & Muskinabhavi Lakkundi Karnataka near Gadag
Near Gadag Hospet Roads on the outskirts of village behind tress is a small trikuta called as Manikesvara temple with a large kunda locally Known as muskinabhavi.The vimanas have dravida towers on pilasters decorating their walls .The three vimanas are identical except for decorative details .Only first tala is present. The mukamandapa or open hall has three additional bays with chadya.The four front pillars are unpolished bells and the other four are plain two blocks .The gudhamandapa is plain from inside except padma decoration(bhubaneswari) on central ceiling.
Plan of Manikeswara temple and MUskinabhavi-is given in the book entitled “Encyclopedia of Indian Temple architechture South India Upper Dravidesa later Phase 973-1326” (1996) fig 69 and 70
Ref: archaeological survey of India
Gadag Dt, Karnataka (ಗದಗ)
Gadag District is located in Karnataka, India. The Gadag District formed in 1997,when it split off from the Dharwad District. As of 2011, the Gadag District had a population of 971,952 (of which 35.21
Manikesvara Temple & Muskinabhavi Lakkundi
Manikeshwara temple Lakkundi is in Gadag district, Karnataka, India. The temple is dedicated to Lord Manikeshwara (Lord Shiva). The Shiva Lingam looks very attractive and it is carved very smoothly and the temple structures are finely carved. In front of the temple very near to it there is an ancient step well known as Musukina bavi. Manikesvara Temple with Musukina bavi is one of the Tourist attractions of Lakkundi. In Lakkundi there are numerous ancient step wells and Musukina bavi is one of them which are popular for the beauty of their architecture and fine carvings. Most of these wells are carved with tiny Siva shrines in the form of niches into the walls.
Veeranarayana Temple Gadag
Sri Veeranarayana temple is in Gadag city, Karnataka, India. It is about 55 km from Hubli city. It is also an ancient temple dedicated to Lord Maha Vishnu. The architecture of this temple was planned by the great architect Amara Shilpi Jakanachari. The idol of SriVeeranarayana is beautifully carved. Kumaravyasa wrote Mahabharatha in Kannada in this temple